Off The Beaten Path Adventures

Traveling off the beaten path. That phrase has become quite overused. There is a limited supply of destinations, sights, and activities that are truly “off the beaten path” still — thank you TripAdvisor. (Of course myself and countless other travel bloggers out there are also partially to blame…)

Yes, I’ve Been Nomadic Since 2009

Still Discovering & Doing Cool Shit

When people think of Orlando, Florida, the first thing that comes to mind is Walt Disney World and all the other theme parks dotting the horizon. After all, this is the "Theme Park Capital of the World" -- home to so many amusement parks that there is a competitive Top ...Read More

Colorful Yunnan. The signs are everywhere, from the airplane seats to the tour buses...sometimes misspelled 😉 We spent two weeks exploring what to do in Kunming and the rest of Yunnan -- now my favorite province in China -- all summed up in one short but amazing video embedded below ...Read More

After visiting countless Hindu temples across the globe now I truly have a deeper grasp....of the phrase "same same but different" 😉 After the first few dozen they all start to blend together -- except for those rare offbeat temples that are so strangely unique they become impossible to ever ...Read More

In Semporna scuba diving is the #1 pastime. There are dozens of nearby islands to dive and snorkel and hike. Sure, Sipadan Island is one of the most famous, however it is also the most expensive. That's okay! If you want to get under the sea around Semporna without having ...Read More

"Don't be afraid of what I eat -- be afraid of what I won't eat." Of course eating cockroaches is not quite as delicious as you might think. (And this is coming from someone who has eaten bull penis, raw cobra hearts and goat brain, among other things.) Why did ...Read More

Sipadan Island in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, is one of those legendary places that every diver has heard of but few have visited. Scuba diving Sipadan Island is a breathtaking bucket-list destination. Why? Sipadan is one of the top scuba diving destinations in the world. Unfortunately, the island also has an ...Read More

Sometimes you discover awesome things by accident. That is the only way I learned of the Regatta Lepa festival of Semporna, a quiet dive town on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia. I had been scuba diving Sipadan and neighboring islands for a few days and decided to take a ...Read More

Everyone who has ever visited Malaysia knows about the impressive street art in Penang. However as cool as that artwork may be, it is nowhere near as awesome as the Shah Alam street art scene known as Laman Seni 7, just a short train ride away from Kuala Lumpur city ...Read More

Ahhhh Estonia. Totally ended up here by accident. One night we're having drinks in Helsinki at the NBE Finland farewell party, the next morning I'm with a group of friends on the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Best decision ever! There are so many things you ...Read More

I have been crisscrossing the globe from 39,000 feet up in the air for nearly a decade across with countless different airlines and this might just be the greatest airline story ever. It all started yesterday when I flew from Helsinki to Bangkok via Finnair. I had to pause my ...Read More